Official: Randall inmate hanged self

A 19-year-old Randall County jail inmate was found dead in his cell Saturday night in an apparent suicide, Chief Deputy David Thurman said.

Brandon Lee Bellinghausen, of Amarillo, appeared to have hanged himself, Thurman said. Bellinghausen was booked into the jail Sept. 7 on an evading arrest or detention, enhanced charge, and an autopsy has been ordered, Thurman said.